AWS Cloud Financial Management
Author: Rahmat Fedayizada
Rahmat Fedayizada is a Senior Solutions Architect with the AWS Energy and Utilities team. He works with energy companies to design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available architectures. Rahmat is passionate about translating complex technical requirements into practical solutions that drive business value.
Understanding AWS Savings Plan Recommendations: Payer vs. Linked Account Views
Savings Plans offer a flexible pricing model that provides you up to 72% savings on your AWS compute workload compared to on-demand prices. When your AWS footprint grows through organic expansion, regional scaling, mergers, acquisitions, or setting up AWS Organizations to align with your business requirements, understanding how the recommendations are made at payer and linked account levels helps you manage Savings Plans at scale. If you are managing a multi-account AWS Organization, you might have noticed that Savings Plan recommendations differ between your payer account (also known as management account) and linked account (also known as member account).